Nominate for the South Australian Heritage Council
Appointments to the SA Heritage Council are for a term up to three years and upon expiration of the term, current members are eligible to nominate for re-appointment.
Eligibility
To be eligible to nominate, you must have:
- local government knowledge and experience
- knowledge of or experience in heritage conservation
- demonstrated administrative and strategic experience in heritage matters.
A Member Duty Statement is available.
You must be a currently serving council member or employee of a council or other local government entity (unless otherwise determined by the LGA Board of Directors).
Only nominations submitted by a council, following a resolution of council will be considered.
In accordance with section 42 of the Legislation Interpretation Act 2021, LGA must submit a panel of three nominees to the Minister. The panel must include at least one man and one woman.
Sitting fees
Sitting fees, including travel payments where applicable, are payable to members in accordance with Department of the Premier and Cabinet Circular 16.
How to nominate
Read the Call for Nominations Information Sheet (Part A) for more information about the role and selection criteria.
To submit your nomination, please email the following pdf documents to nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au:
- the completed Nomination Form (Part B), including a copy of the council resolution
- a current CV
- your response to the selection criteria (no more than 2 pages).
Applications close 5:00 pm, Friday 20 November 2026.
Following the close of nominations, a meeting of the LGA Nominations Committee will be convened to consider nominations received. The recommendation from the Nominations Committee will then be presented to the LGA Board of Directors for consideration.
An update will be provided to nominating councils’ CEOs once the Board of Directors has resolved in relation to the nomination.
The Appointments and Nominations to Outside Bodies and Policy sets out the process to examine nominees with respect to the responsibilities and strategic importance of the outside body.
About the South Australian Heritage Council
The South Australian Heritage Council is an independent decision-making body appointed under the Heritage Places Act. The Council is made up of 6-8 heritage professionals with specialised experience and expertise in disciplines such as history, architecture and planning, heritage conservation, property development and public administration.
The main functions of the SA Heritage Council are to provide strategic heritage advice to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water and to make decisions under the Heritage Places Act 1993 including on the listing of places of State heritage significance in the South Australian Heritage Register.
More information
For further information, please contact the Nominations Coordinator, Maria Russo -
nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au or 8224 2130.